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New Release – The Perfumer’s Challenge
For the past year, I’ve been working on a new series and am pleased to announce that The Perfumer’s Challenge, Book One of the Regency Alchemists, is now available as an ebook, paperback and free on Kindle Unlimited. Early reviews from my ARC team describe The Perfumer’s Challenge as “captivating”, “intriguing” with “plenty of twists…
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The series continues: The Alchemist of Provence is coming soon
Many years ago, I started this blog as a way to share flash fiction and short stories. One of those short stories became a full length novel, The Alchemist of Paris. Since then the novel has found thousands of readers. Book Six in the series, The Alchemist of Provence, will be released in October. Continuing…
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Creative Design Text Shapes – The Alchemist of Paris
I was recently experimenting with the “Text in a Shape” function in Adobe Illustrator and thought what better way to bring my text to life than use some passages from The Alchemist of Paris. Hope you enjoy! A creative Book Mockup above. The silhouette image below captures the spirit of Elise’s last run through Paris.…
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The Alchemist of London – Book Map
Do you like to see a map of locations in a novel? I’ve always loved a good book map, whether it’s the twilight barking in The Hundred and One Dalmations or Tolkien’s worlds. I’m an explorer and like to plot out the course of my character’s journeys as much as possible. Also when I travel…
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The Alchemist of Paris Book Map
Here is a map of the key places in The Alchemist of Paris. Creating a book map has been on my to-do list for ages and I’m excited at how it turned out! This map posed the challenge of portraying a city in an earlier time period, and also a city which many people know…
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Free ‘The Alchemist of Paris’ coloring pages
If you feel like some restful relaxation time, try out these two free Alchemist of Paris coloring pages. Follow the meandering vines as you weave your way through a Parisian garden and find some clues to the story as you go! The pages can be printed out for use with your favourite colored pencils or…
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Flashback – A never published scene from The Alchemist of Paris
When I was sorting through my papers, I found this scene from an early draft of The Alchemist of Paris. Young housemaid Elise and her mysterious master are walking through the pre-dawn streets of 19th century Paris. Although there are familiar points, this scene has an alternative plot line. Can you spot three changes from…
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Sequels, Prequels and Interquels
Be careful, the note said, for I had found a phantom. Albert Price had been known across Europe for the past fifty years, although if he were real or a legend, no one knew. – The Alchemist of Rome When your main character has lived for centuries, are your books sequels, prequels or interquels? The…
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Quiet Rome – 5 Special Places in the Eternal City
Rome has been a destination for visitors for centuries, but in the midst of all the glamour and bustle, it is possible to find quiet spots where the mind can wander. Palazzo Spada While many tourists visit the colourful Campo del Fiori fresh food markets, just around the corner is the Palazzo Spada. Stepping into…
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Map Monday – Ancient Egypt
“In Egypt, I met a man who called himself Albert Price. And that man has intrigued me ever since.” – Jean-Louis Champillon reflects on past journeys in ‘The Alchemist of Paris’ The book in the picture above was published in 1888. It was found in a book sale in a barn many years…
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